YOUTH BASEBALL: Waynesboro Construction downs Eagles Club

Waynesboro Construction got off to a good start and went on to defeat Eagles Club, 5-1 in a Waynesboro Youth League baseball game Friday night at the Clayton South field.

WAYNESBORO — Waynesboro Construction got off to a good start and went on to defeat Eagles Club, 5-1 in a Waynesboro Youth League baseball game Friday night at the Clayton South field.Wacco jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Owen McCleaf hit a one-out double. Cole Reed walked and McCleaf advancing to third on a passed ball. McCleaf then scored on a failed pickoff attempt. Reed scored on Blake Forney’s single.Eagles scored their only run in the bottom of the first when Connor Jacobs reached on an error and later scored on a groundout by Chance Eyler. Wacco made it 3-1 in the third when Cole Stouffer reached on a walk and scored on a one-out single by Forney.In the fifth inning, McCleaf drew a two-out walk and advanced to third on consecutive wild pitches. He then scored on a sharp single by Reed to left field.Wacco's final run came in the sixth. With the bases loaded, Cade Reed hit an RBI single to right over the drawn in infield.Alex Miller and Cole Reed combined to no-hit the Eagles. Miller pitched five innings, striking out 11 while walking just one. Cole Reed struck out the side in the sixth.

Pony LeagueSOUTH HAMILTON 7,WAY. AMERICAN 1

South Hamilton scored a run in the first as Chance McCurry singled up the middle, stole second and scored on a single by Kevin Carbaugh.From there, Waynesboro’s Jake Yingling and South Hamilton’s Hayden Kissel settled into a pitchers’ duel through four innings. With the score still 1-0 going into the fifth, the Yankees pushed across three more runs. Nick Miller started the inning with a single off Yingling before Paul Steiger then came on in relief. After having the next two batters retired, the Yankees put together four consecutive singles to plate the three runs.The Yankees put the game away by tacking on three more runs in the seventh.Waynesboro plated its only run in the bottom of the seventh. Preston Witte doubled down the left field line, advanced on a passed ball and scored on another passed ball.Waynesboro American will return to action Sunday at 5 p.m. and Monday at 6 p.m. with both games at home at the Otterbein fields.

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